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we're awaiting president obama to make a statement on gun violence. we'll bring that right after this break. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the new blackberry z10. with time shift and blackberry balance. built to keep you moving. see it in action at blackberry.com/z10 but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 billion dollars in accounts payables each year. helping thousands of companies simplify how work gets done. how's that for an encore? with xerox, you're ready for real business. >>> and this is a live shot of the rose garden of the white house. the president is expected to make a statement on gun violence at any moment. as soon as he steps out to that podium, we will bring you those comments. in the meantime, ebay still trading lower in the after-hours session. it has just given guidance. let's go to jon fortt in san jose with more on that
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and president obama signed it. they did it because of natural security. >> also, believe me. doi ent care about this issue. several newspapers about six months ago printed who owned guns in their addresses. where is their concern for security? two sets of rules. don't like it at all. >> rick santelli in chicago. bells about to sound across europe. they had a wild session. especially in germany today. we'll get details from simon right after the break. it's lots of things. all waking up. it's lots of things. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. we're going to wake the world up. and watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. cisco. tomorrow starts here. >>> there was a moment today where the dax fell almost 2% in about ten minutes. what's going on in europe? >> it's a very rough day in europe. a jolt of reality is the degree to which the european economy continues to fall away or the stock markets break down where you have relative stability in the unite
and president obama signed it. they did it because of natural security. >> also, believe me. doi ent care about this issue. several newspapers about six months ago printed who owned guns in their addresses. where is their concern for security? two sets of rules. don't like it at all. >> rick santelli in chicago. bells about to sound across europe. they had a wild session. especially in germany today. we'll get details from simon right after the break. it's lots of things. all waking...
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president obama will travel here to boston on thursday for a religious interface service, dedicated to the three people killed in the attack and the more than 180 people injured. we now know the name of another of the three people who died, her name krystle campbell, 29 years old. her mother spoke out a little while ago in tears, saying she and her family are heart broken. we also just learned that the third person who died was a boston university graduate student. investigators here in boston say their hunt for a terrorist -- for a suspect in these terror bombings is still preliminary, and this case, they say, is wide open. >> among items partially recovered are pieces of black nylon, which could be from a backpack, and what appeared to be fragments of bbs, and nails, possibly contained in a pressure cooker device. in addition, this morning, it was determined that both of the explosives were placed in a dark colored nylon bag or backpack. the bag would have been heavy because of the components believed to be in it. >> let's bring in our chief national correspondent john king working h
president obama will travel here to boston on thursday for a religious interface service, dedicated to the three people killed in the attack and the more than 180 people injured. we now know the name of another of the three people who died, her name krystle campbell, 29 years old. her mother spoke out a little while ago in tears, saying she and her family are heart broken. we also just learned that the third person who died was a boston university graduate student. investigators here in boston...
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we're just learning that president obama will deliver a statement on the gun control measure that just failed in congress. he will go to the white house rose garden. this hour we'll have live coverage of the president deeply disappointed because they have failed to pass these, even these modified background check expansion regulations. meanwhile, authorities are supposed to come out fairly soon to brief us on the latest investigation in the boston marathon bombings. we're getting conflicting word on when that might happen if in fact it will happen. but two sources do with knowledge of the investigation say authorities want to question a person seen on video, a person seen on video as a possible suspect in the attack. let's bring in our chief national correspondent john king. our security analyst as well. they're here. juliet will be walking in momentarily. john, let's update our viewers on what we know right now as far as the criminal investigation is concerned. >> we do know for a number of sources they believe they've made substantial progress described by some as a breakthrough in t
we're just learning that president obama will deliver a statement on the gun control measure that just failed in congress. he will go to the white house rose garden. this hour we'll have live coverage of the president deeply disappointed because they have failed to pass these, even these modified background check expansion regulations. meanwhile, authorities are supposed to come out fairly soon to brief us on the latest investigation in the boston marathon bombings. we're getting conflicting...
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again, president obama up to date overnight, and this morning on what's going on there in boston. in newtown. he will continue to monitor the events there. >> all right, thank you very much, brianna keilar at the white house for us this morning. again, president obama just here yesterday lifting the spirits of boston as part of that memorial service. very different morning as the manhunt for one of the suspects is very much under way. >> to bring you up to speed, there is a manhunt under way for one of the two suspects in the boston marathon terrorist attack. the first suspect was killed overnight in a shoot-out with police officers. it began on the campus of m.i.t. in cambridge, where a police officer has been killed, there was a carjacking and a chase ensued. one of the suspects, the one with the black hat, suspect number one, has been killed. suspect number two is on the loose in watertown, massachusetts. >> could be watertown. >> or the surrounding area. earlier john and i spoke to the doctor, and there also was a press conference at the hospital where suspect number one was t
again, president obama up to date overnight, and this morning on what's going on there in boston. in newtown. he will continue to monitor the events there. >> all right, thank you very much, brianna keilar at the white house for us this morning. again, president obama just here yesterday lifting the spirits of boston as part of that memorial service. very different morning as the manhunt for one of the suspects is very much under way. >> to bring you up to speed, there is a manhunt...
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what is the white house telling us about this letter to president obama? i know it didn't actually arrive at the white house, but what do we know about the substance in this letter? >> jake, well, we know first of all that they are -- the fbi and the secret service are continuing to investigate and conducting further tests on this letter. they say that they had protocol set up for exactly this kind of incident and this is the exact standard incident that they, you know, protocol they set up after 9/11. the letter contained a message that was parallel to the same message that was in a letter sent to senator wicker. it said, quote, i am -- it said to see a wrong and not expose it is to become a silent partner to its continuance. i am k.c. and i approve this message which is allegedly a comment on health care and providing care in general and so it could provide something of a lead for investigators. they believe they tied it to memphis, tennessee, but nothing beyond that. they are looking for a third facility, the possibility there were traces of ricin at a
what is the white house telling us about this letter to president obama? i know it didn't actually arrive at the white house, but what do we know about the substance in this letter? >> jake, well, we know first of all that they are -- the fbi and the secret service are continuing to investigate and conducting further tests on this letter. they say that they had protocol set up for exactly this kind of incident and this is the exact standard incident that they, you know, protocol they set...
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and now also a similar letter sent to the president of the united states, president obama. the letter never reached the white house. it was intercepted at an offsite screening center as all parcels, all letters sent to the president are, but once again they're investigating that initial test positive, but that's just initial. it could change. there are other letters, suspicious letters and packages also being investigated right now on capitol hill in the hart senate office building, the russell senate office building an individual walking around with a backpack delivering letters and law enforcement now questioning that individual to see if those letters do contain any suspicious powder, any suspicious material. certainly something as deadly as ricin would be a huge, huge problem. reminds a lot of us of the anthrax-laced letters that were delivered to u.s. senators, to members of the news media back at the end of 2001 shortly after 9/11 that killed some individuals, including two postal workers who just randomly touched those letters and the anthrax actually wound
and now also a similar letter sent to the president of the united states, president obama. the letter never reached the white house. it was intercepted at an offsite screening center as all parcels, all letters sent to the president are, but once again they're investigating that initial test positive, but that's just initial. it could change. there are other letters, suspicious letters and packages also being investigated right now on capitol hill in the hart senate office building, the russell...
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now to washington where michelle obama is also talking about the tragedy here in boston and listen to her. >> i want to take a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in boston. my husband con tibs to monitor the situation, and he has directed the full resources of the federal government to assist state and local authorities as they investigate this horrific act. what happened on monday was a reminder that in times of crisis, here in america, we respond with courage and grit and selflessness. that is exactly what we saw from the people of boston and from all those who rushed to the aid, police officers, firefighters, first responders, and our men and women in uniform. that is the spirit of boston but it is also the spirit of this country. >> you know, the first lady is speaking something that is felt so deeply here. we have word today, more good news, a hundred of the 180 people injured here have been released from the hospital. that is a direct testament to the phenomenal efforts by volunteers and medical professionals on the scene and triage followup. that was
now to washington where michelle obama is also talking about the tragedy here in boston and listen to her. >> i want to take a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in boston. my husband con tibs to monitor the situation, and he has directed the full resources of the federal government to assist state and local authorities as they investigate this horrific act. what happened on monday was a reminder that in times of crisis, here in america, we respond with courage...
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on behalf of the sandy hook promise, i would like to say thank you to president obama, vice president biden for their leadership and standing strong safer america. i would like to say thank you to the senators for legislation that would keep guns out of hand and save lives. they stood by us right from the beginning. they were with us. we will not be defeated. we are not defeated. we have no other choice. killeday more people are in this country because of gun violence. stronger. we leave washington hoping that others, both here and across the country, will join us in making that more senators will takeit begins, our hearts are broken. our spirits is not. thank you. it is now my great pleasure to introduce the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> good job. >> a few months ago, in response to too many tragedies, including the shootings of a u.s. congressman, gabrielle giffords, 20 schoolchildren and their teachers, we took up the cause of protecting our people from gun violence. grief summoned the courage to petition to their elected leaders. not just to honor the
on behalf of the sandy hook promise, i would like to say thank you to president obama, vice president biden for their leadership and standing strong safer america. i would like to say thank you to the senators for legislation that would keep guns out of hand and save lives. they stood by us right from the beginning. they were with us. we will not be defeated. we are not defeated. we have no other choice. killeday more people are in this country because of gun violence. stronger. we leave...
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as president obama said the f.b.i. is investigating this as an act of terrorism and the full force of the federal government will support the response and the federal investigation. there is no current evidence that the attack was part of a broader plot. but out of caution, we don't to keep in place enhanced security measures seen and unseen with coordination of state and local partners. we urge the american people to remain vigil legend and report any signs of suspicious activity to local law enforcement. we thank the people of boston for their response. we stand in solidarity with them and with everyone who has been making sure that the response, the recovery, and the investigation continue full force. beyond that, mr. chairman, i should not say anything in an unclassified setting except to reassure the committee that d.h.s. is put in full force into providing the f.b.i. with any and all assistance it requires in addition doing a number of other things with the city of boston. >> thank you. >> as you know, this year
as president obama said the f.b.i. is investigating this as an act of terrorism and the full force of the federal government will support the response and the federal investigation. there is no current evidence that the attack was part of a broader plot. but out of caution, we don't to keep in place enhanced security measures seen and unseen with coordination of state and local partners. we urge the american people to remain vigil legend and report any signs of suspicious activity to local law...
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president barack obama will visit our country. this is a fantastic opportunity to relaunch the relationship and will set the tone for the coming four years. it will also prove crucial to harness the deep energy of our partnership moving forward in the decades to come. sharednfident the goodwill, commitment, and transition will lead us there. thank you very much. . look forward to our comments thank you very much. [applause] >> thanks, ambassador. you set the table for a terrific discussion here this afternoon. coming out to get perspective from the u.s. side, particularly on immigration, is one of our great experts on immigration in this country. who has beenne thinking about immigration issues since the carter and administration, who joined the clinton administration, served for seven years, as commissioner of the service. since then, she has been at the migration policy institute and has continued to lead the discussion in a progressive direction on immigration issues. it is fair to say, doris, in the time you have focused on th
president barack obama will visit our country. this is a fantastic opportunity to relaunch the relationship and will set the tone for the coming four years. it will also prove crucial to harness the deep energy of our partnership moving forward in the decades to come. sharednfident the goodwill, commitment, and transition will lead us there. thank you very much. . look forward to our comments thank you very much. [applause] >> thanks, ambassador. you set the table for a terrific...
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on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and to reject torture without exception orie quive indication. he also criticized the previous administration for executive secrecy, included repeated invocation of the state's secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and the promise to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of those promises, and conspicuously failed to fulfill others. in some cases because congress has blocked them, but in other cases for reasons of their own. as asa mentioned earlier, high-level secrecy surrounding the rendition and torture of detainees since september 11 cannot continue to be justified on the basis of national security. the authorized enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed and the c.i.a. has approved its former employee's publication of detailed accounts of individual interrogation. ongoing classification of material documenting these practices serves only to
on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and to reject torture without exception orie quive indication. he also criticized the previous administration for executive secrecy, included repeated invocation of the state's secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and the promise to lead a new era of openness. the administration has...
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yesterday, president obama said it was shameful. and it was. i agree. make no mistake, this debate is not over. the fight is just beginning. i've spoken with the president. we agreed that the best way to keep working toward passing a -- in the check bill meantimep going forward with the people from colorado, virginia, newtown, and other places. we will make sure we are able to get something done. .enators look at negotiating nine president, we had bills that were not easy to vote on. but it was a good process to go forward and get some of these contentious amendments on both sides out of the way. or voted on rather. .e will come back to this bill i feel obligated to senator coburn on his amendment on background checks and a number of senators who will do a better job on the issue. we will have time to work on what people want to do before we come back to this. anwill give opponents opportunity to decide what you want to do when we get back on this to get their voices heard. this is the progress we have made on the bill. we passed a couple of amendments
yesterday, president obama said it was shameful. and it was. i agree. make no mistake, this debate is not over. the fight is just beginning. i've spoken with the president. we agreed that the best way to keep working toward passing a -- in the check bill meantimep going forward with the people from colorado, virginia, newtown, and other places. we will make sure we are able to get something done. .enators look at negotiating nine president, we had bills that were not easy to vote on. but it was...
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"obviously obama was of two minds about keeping u.s. troops in iraq after the war ended there, o'hanlon said. he may have similar ambivalence in afghanistan. isif the president ambivalent about the future, well, i won't ask you to respond to that. i will just say if the president is ambivalent about the future, what will happen in afghanistan, i'll observe, i think, without doubt, it makes your job more difficult and makes success more difficulties and we've got to get our act together. i think we have to have a clear model. message. i appreciate your firm view that success is possible. i think that should be the goal and the goal should not be to meet some political vision of troop levels unconnected to the reality in afghanistan. thank you for your service. we appreciate it and all the men and women that serve with you. >> thank you. >> thank you, senator sessions. senator blumenthal? >> thank you, mr. chairman and i want to join in thanking you for your service over ma many y ihave now and many othere men and women who perform so cou
"obviously obama was of two minds about keeping u.s. troops in iraq after the war ended there, o'hanlon said. he may have similar ambivalence in afghanistan. isif the president ambivalent about the future, well, i won't ask you to respond to that. i will just say if the president is ambivalent about the future, what will happen in afghanistan, i'll observe, i think, without doubt, it makes your job more difficult and makes success more difficulties and we've got to get our act together. i...
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obama now takes the lead after attacks on americans. when a nigerian man nearly set troop-bound ed a plane carrying passengers in 2009, president obama waited three days before break interesting his hawaiian vacation to speak to the country sparking a waive of criticism. after obama's tour through the boston marathon on monday killing three people and wounding scores more, mr. obama spoke to the nation twice within 24 hours of the attack. he told his staff he didn't want to wait before speaking publicly and the white house posted photos on flickr of his oval office meetings with national security advisors on the investigation. on thursday, today, he and first lady michelle obama -- >> we'll leave this here and take you live to the capitol. speaker john boehner will talk to reporters. the house expected to gavel back in shortly. live here on c-span. >> the president's up there today and i add my prayers to his. here in the nation's capital envelopes of -- full of ricin were sent to congress and to the president. all of us who serve and w
obama now takes the lead after attacks on americans. when a nigerian man nearly set troop-bound ed a plane carrying passengers in 2009, president obama waited three days before break interesting his hawaiian vacation to speak to the country sparking a waive of criticism. after obama's tour through the boston marathon on monday killing three people and wounding scores more, mr. obama spoke to the nation twice within 24 hours of the attack. he told his staff he didn't want to wait before speaking...
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we heard president obama use the word. there was anticipation of him: the boston acted out of terror. guest: legally, it means the fbi can take the lead. if a weapon of mass destruction is involved, the federal government can be the lead. find a weapon of mass destruction down trees to the dynamite. there was a disgruntled husband that sent his wife a bomb in the mail. that turned out to be charged as a weapon of mass destruction. the bomber the other day might have thought he was cute sending the envelope, but it was very -- a very serious crime he committed. it has to do with who will be in charge of the investigation. that is the critical thing. ricin -- product the tintedought up the ricin- letters. guest: when you see how well we were prepared legally and with the hospitals, it isn the a + range. at the oth ethe spectrum wh some that could tell a lot o people, unfortunately it is at the other end veof the worriedboit f the nation. withe past five years budget cuts, we have laid off 46,000 state and public health worke
we heard president obama use the word. there was anticipation of him: the boston acted out of terror. guest: legally, it means the fbi can take the lead. if a weapon of mass destruction is involved, the federal government can be the lead. find a weapon of mass destruction down trees to the dynamite. there was a disgruntled husband that sent his wife a bomb in the mail. that turned out to be charged as a weapon of mass destruction. the bomber the other day might have thought he was cute sending...
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obama, governor and mrs. patrick, and mrs. menino, we're all grateful for your constant and inspired leadership, your compassion. it is a signal of the triumph of order over chaos, of love over hatred. the gifted columnist anna quindlen wrote "grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us. it is a whisper in the world and a clamor within. the landscapes of all our lives become as full of creatures as the surface of the mind." we would wish and our prayers this morning to hold not only this city and its souls in our embrace, but to extend our reach to kindred spirits in and west, texas. our arms are wide enough to you as well. as a rabbi once said -- [speaking in hebrew] the entire world is a narrow bridge, but the important principle is to transcend somehow your fear. as we share our grief with those who have lost life or limb and for the constellations of families and friends who surround them, we turn to these words taken from psalm 147, verse 3 -- [speaking in hebrew] god, healer of the brokenhearted,
obama, governor and mrs. patrick, and mrs. menino, we're all grateful for your constant and inspired leadership, your compassion. it is a signal of the triumph of order over chaos, of love over hatred. the gifted columnist anna quindlen wrote "grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us. it is a whisper in the world and a clamor within. the landscapes of all our lives become as full of creatures as the surface of the mind." we would wish and our prayers this...
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all these republicans do, let's stop obama. republicans, wake up to rick the 90/10 want gun control. people all around the country want to elect this president and want to get his agenda to help this country. host: we will take a look at the prospects for gun control later on this morning. let's go to virginia, the independent line. caller: i just wanted to say that immigration has long been overdue, and we should not have any reason to put it off any more than we have. fromnot see the connection boston to immigration. you can never stop anybody that is wanting to do harm. the same thing in connecticut, the newtown shootings, anything like that. it is sporadic, no matter how much legislation you have, over immigration, gun control, anything like that. i do not think we can afford to put it off any longer in what we are ready have. tom in michigan, republican. amler: good morning, i calling on the immigration thing. i had not followed it as closely as i should have in the papers the last couple of months, but let's speed up- the
all these republicans do, let's stop obama. republicans, wake up to rick the 90/10 want gun control. people all around the country want to elect this president and want to get his agenda to help this country. host: we will take a look at the prospects for gun control later on this morning. let's go to virginia, the independent line. caller: i just wanted to say that immigration has long been overdue, and we should not have any reason to put it off any more than we have. fromnot see the...
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i strongly disagree with the obama administration's decision to roll out and in the combat the status for the suspect at this time. i believe such a decision is premature. it is impossible for us to gather the evidence in just a few days to determine whether or not this individual should be held for questioning under the law of war. the decision by the administration to try this individual in federal court is a sound decision. it is the right decision. military commission trials are not available in cases like this. i wrote the 2009 military commission act. i have been the judge advocate for over 30 years, along with the help of many colleagues. we created a system for foreign terrorists. we purposely excluded american citizens. i have all the confidence in the world in article 3 courts at the federal level. they do a terrific job. i have confidence in our military commissions system. the decision by the administration not to proceed in state court in massachusetts i think was the correct decision. the death penalty will be available at the federal level. this is clearly in my view a
i strongly disagree with the obama administration's decision to roll out and in the combat the status for the suspect at this time. i believe such a decision is premature. it is impossible for us to gather the evidence in just a few days to determine whether or not this individual should be held for questioning under the law of war. the decision by the administration to try this individual in federal court is a sound decision. it is the right decision. military commission trials are not...
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i sided with barack obama. sidedd with john kerry, i with barney frank to enis that your our entire country did not collapse. the bush administration turned a blind eye that a casino was set up in wall street. i did not support any of the bush administration financial regulations policies. but when the threat was the system was going to collapse and hurt every family in america, i did that to protect our financial system from collapsing and you did not. in addition, on telecommunication it was my egislation that broke down the telecom monopoly that led to a broadband revolution that created many millions of jobs in the united states of america. i'm very proud of that. my name is on the legislation and i'm proud that my name is on much of that legislation. it was my job to go to washington -- >> that's my point. that's my point. you said we were going to talk a this, you're proud of that and that is the problem. we have one cable company mcast that runs from here to washington, d.c. there is no companies. verizo
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i would urge the obama administration to use both systems. i spoke 45 minutes last night with this as a director of the fbi. all of us are wondering if the russians told us about this guy being a radical islamists in 2011, how could we dismissed it? according to the fbi, the report from the russians seriously. ,hey interviewed the suspect his family members, and those he went to school with and school officials. put his name to the system and found one incident of domestic violence. they sent that report to the russians and said you have any more, because they did not have enough. but never got a reply. they went to russia. how could we not know that? apparently, the misspelling of his name was said that he did not pop up in the system. did the intentionally misspelled did the russian airline get it wrong? i don't know. is the question we should be asking. let's assume the fbi made a diligent effort to make an investigation based on the russian information? frankly, for what they told me, that withstands scrutiny. untilow could we from 2012 t
i would urge the obama administration to use both systems. i spoke 45 minutes last night with this as a director of the fbi. all of us are wondering if the russians told us about this guy being a radical islamists in 2011, how could we dismissed it? according to the fbi, the report from the russians seriously. ,hey interviewed the suspect his family members, and those he went to school with and school officials. put his name to the system and found one incident of domestic violence. they sent...
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this plan was hatched by president obama and jack lew. i am sick and tired of hearing it is the republicans standing in front of this president. this man defines the definition samesanity, doing the thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. he needs to realize we have in debt andtrillion nearly $1.4 trillion in the current national deficit. until the realizes we cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity, this situation is not going to change. the house and republicans in the senate have put forth proposals that would give the president the flexibility to cut ever he needs to cut and to make sure the public is not inconvenienced. guest: i am not going to litigate the past. that does not inform today what is going on. the politics of the sequestration are pretty hot and heavy. sometimes we believe our job is to cast aspersions on the motivation of folks. i think it is unfair the president is making this political. that usuallyrism congress looks through. the president has flexibility on the sequester as it applie
this plan was hatched by president obama and jack lew. i am sick and tired of hearing it is the republicans standing in front of this president. this man defines the definition samesanity, doing the thing over and over and over again and expecting a different result. he needs to realize we have in debt andtrillion nearly $1.4 trillion in the current national deficit. until the realizes we cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity, this situation is not going to change. the house and...
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seen budget increases under president obama. i'm not sure there's an argument about that one way or the other. with regards to flight delays, i'm with you. i'm not making the case that there aren't flights that are on time. i'm glad there are flights on time. as i noted right at the beginning of this segment, there were weather-related flight delays on monday. possibly yesterday. there were furloughs that took place and folks can't say if the delays were 50% furlough-related or weather-related. there are furloughs taking place right now and my guess is the furloughs will have an impact on air traffic so the air traffic controllers can maintain a safe air traffic system. host: "baltimore sun had this headline. what's your reaction? what can you tell us? guest: i don't know anything beyond what i read in the paper. the administration continues to cast some doubt on whether or not it did happen. it is, i think tash is ever confirmed to members of congress, probably one of those red lines that is going to force serious hand because
seen budget increases under president obama. i'm not sure there's an argument about that one way or the other. with regards to flight delays, i'm with you. i'm not making the case that there aren't flights that are on time. i'm glad there are flights on time. as i noted right at the beginning of this segment, there were weather-related flight delays on monday. possibly yesterday. there were furloughs that took place and folks can't say if the delays were 50% furlough-related or weather-related....
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you know, president obama and the e.p.a. are pushing this overprescriptive regulatory agenda without adequate cost benefit analysis, workable timelines and input from the industry. and both of the proposed and current regulations being promoted by the e.p.a. are having sweeping negative impacts on coal-fueled electricity generation in this country. according to the national economic resorgee -- research associates, it is estimated that compliance costs of these e.p.a. regulations on the electric sector will average $15 billion to $16 billion per year and who pays for that? who is going to pay for the extra cost -- extra cost to our electric industry, $15 billion to $16 billion? i'll tell you who, it's the families in my district who are living from paycheck to paycheck and who are struggling to put food on the table. when they see that -- when they see their electric bill go up every month because of the e.p.a. coming here from washington, d.c. and imposing these regulations on our electric industry, that's who ends up payin
you know, president obama and the e.p.a. are pushing this overprescriptive regulatory agenda without adequate cost benefit analysis, workable timelines and input from the industry. and both of the proposed and current regulations being promoted by the e.p.a. are having sweeping negative impacts on coal-fueled electricity generation in this country. according to the national economic resorgee -- research associates, it is estimated that compliance costs of these e.p.a. regulations on the...
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president barack obama killed one in the wilds of yemen. if you affiliate yourself with enemy forces and go to war against american citizens and kill americans willfully on behalf of a movement or an enemy force, then you can be considered an enemy combatant. if in world war ii you went to join the nazi forces you are not an enemy combatant? of course you are. host: hina shamsi. guest: it is true u.s. citizens can take up arms against the united states and then they become what is called understood the laws of war belligerents. the problem here that we are talking about is extending and expanding the laws of war far beyond what is constitutionally permitted and permitted under the laws themselves. and i think charles was exactly right. what the suspect is accused of is terrorism. if we think of what timothy mcfay did or what was done in -- mcveigh did or what was done in the olympic park bombing, we didn't treat those tragedies as acts of war. we appropriately treated them as criminal acts that had to be investigated, prosecuted and appropr
president barack obama killed one in the wilds of yemen. if you affiliate yourself with enemy forces and go to war against american citizens and kill americans willfully on behalf of a movement or an enemy force, then you can be considered an enemy combatant. if in world war ii you went to join the nazi forces you are not an enemy combatant? of course you are. host: hina shamsi. guest: it is true u.s. citizens can take up arms against the united states and then they become what is called...
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clinton as the vice- presidentf obama. ll start off by touching my view is something is wrong when you say the u.s. is end andn the giving japan is always on the receiving end. must stand tall as an equal and responsible allied to the u.s. hard as ase must walk guardian of international goods, peace, prosperity, and democracy. thatas my grandfather's aspiration. -- japan'scurity security treaty, 1951 in san day,isco he wrote that one japan would work with the u.s. to maintainpartner the national order. 62 years later, that still holds. -- itmy belief hobbs that is my belief that japan has a noble responsibility to bring happiness and democracy in the world. that is why, ladies and gentlemen, japan must regain its economic power. that is why we are working hard to turn around our economy. make no mistake, we are pushing it not only for the sake of economic growth, we are doing aat precisely to make japan reliable ally. in march, we said we will be negotiations. last week, tokyo and washington reached an agreement about some
clinton as the vice- presidentf obama. ll start off by touching my view is something is wrong when you say the u.s. is end andn the giving japan is always on the receiving end. must stand tall as an equal and responsible allied to the u.s. hard as ase must walk guardian of international goods, peace, prosperity, and democracy. thatas my grandfather's aspiration. -- japan'scurity security treaty, 1951 in san day,isco he wrote that one japan would work with the u.s. to maintainpartner the...
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president obama is planning to change with this the affordable care act, better known as obama care. >> the affordable care act is an all-encompassing reform act to provide health insurance for millions of people in the country. >> it has rules that prevent insurance companies from dropping them because of cos or pre-existing conditions, it also requires that all americans have health insurance or pay a tax, starting in 2014, with an individual mandate. >> another big part of obamacare is to expand access to affordable health care coverage so a lot of people were not covered by health care because either their employer didn't cover it or it was too expensive. >> people who believe that the law is fair and constitutional believe that everyone should have health insurance. that everyone should have an equal opportunity to access health care. they believe that the reform will lower the cost of health insurance and greatly improve the economy. >> the industry in general feels that people need access to these products. they save lives. they keep people healthy and out of more expensive mo
president obama is planning to change with this the affordable care act, better known as obama care. >> the affordable care act is an all-encompassing reform act to provide health insurance for millions of people in the country. >> it has rules that prevent insurance companies from dropping them because of cos or pre-existing conditions, it also requires that all americans have health insurance or pay a tax, starting in 2014, with an individual mandate. >> another big part of...
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united states has actually been on for the last two years -- now remember immediately after president obama became president, the united states took on a stimulus program, an enormous stimulus program of a little over $700 billion and that actually created the start of the rebirth of the american economy, but only lasted for a year, year and half and we undertook at the behest at the request of my republican colleagues an austerity budget over the decades beginning in 2011. we will see nearly $2 trillion reduction in federal expenditures in the 10-year period. that is what austerity is all about. and today, if you were trying to get on an airplane somewhere in the united states, you were beginning to see yet one more effect of austerity. and that is the air traffic controllers going on furlough so that one day out of 10, air traffic controllers will not be working, meaning there will be a shortage. some say they should have moved the money around and did it some other way, but that's not the way the austerity program is in the united states and not the way the sequestration law is written.
united states has actually been on for the last two years -- now remember immediately after president obama became president, the united states took on a stimulus program, an enormous stimulus program of a little over $700 billion and that actually created the start of the rebirth of the american economy, but only lasted for a year, year and half and we undertook at the behest at the request of my republican colleagues an austerity budget over the decades beginning in 2011. we will see nearly...
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yet the obama administration has consistently reduced missile defense funding. they have abandoned previous bush administration bush administration strategies -- bush administration strategies that sought to respond to these emerging threats and has compromised the implementation of current missile defense programs. meanwhile they have sought elusive russian and now chinese approval of the right of the united states to defend itself. most recently the administration has abandoned its own missile defense strategy known as the phase adapive approach in favor of a stop-gap measure of finally placing the additional ground-base missiles in alaska they had previously canceled. i welcome the administration finally completing the missile field which it has attempted to close. although this reveals that they have no plan to reasonably respond to the real and foreseeable threats from north korea and iran. this announcement leaves the united states without an articulated missile defense strategy. this deficiency is compounded by the effects of the administration's clumsy h
yet the obama administration has consistently reduced missile defense funding. they have abandoned previous bush administration bush administration strategies -- bush administration strategies that sought to respond to these emerging threats and has compromised the implementation of current missile defense programs. meanwhile they have sought elusive russian and now chinese approval of the right of the united states to defend itself. most recently the administration has abandoned its own...
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obama,idenmr governor and mrs. patrick, mayor nino, we're all leadership, your constant and compassion that presents, it is a signal of the triumph of order over chaos, of love over hatred. the gifted columnist anna quindlan wrote grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us. it is a whisper in the world and a clamor within, the landscapes of all our lives become as full of creatures as the surface of the mid. prayers wish and our this morning to hold not only this city and its souls in our embrace, but to extend our reach kindredick s-- spirits in newtown and west texas -- our arms are wide enough to hold you as well. as a rabbi once said, -- [speaking in hebrew] the entire world is a narrow bridge, bute torace w yo fear. as we share our grief with those who have lost life or limb and for the constellations of families and friends who surround them, we turn to these words taken from psalm 147, verse 3. [speaking in hebrew] god, healer of the broken hearted, and binder of their wounds, grant
obama,idenmr governor and mrs. patrick, mayor nino, we're all leadership, your constant and compassion that presents, it is a signal of the triumph of order over chaos, of love over hatred. the gifted columnist anna quindlan wrote grief remains one of the few things that has the power to silence us. it is a whisper in the world and a clamor within, the landscapes of all our lives become as full of creatures as the surface of the mid. prayers wish and our this morning to hold not only this city...
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president obama is traveling to the region. president obama feels very strongly and has asked me to focus on how we can strengthen our economic partnerships in latin america and central america. i intend to do that. we talked today. the beginning of our conversation, very first thing out of my mouth was, we don't want to define his relationship with mexico or other countries in the context of security or counter narcotics traffic. we want to define a much larger in the context of our citizens economic needs and our capacity to do more on the economic frontier. i'm convinced that we're going to grow that relationship. in terms of jobs, we talked about ways to link up with the transatlantic investment trade and partnership program. in the long run, it may be possible to find ways to strengthen both of us through those kinds of initiatives. thisready growing relationship. we will continue to grow it and if it needs to be the defining issue of our relationship together with our commitment to democracy and human rights. thank you ve
president obama is traveling to the region. president obama feels very strongly and has asked me to focus on how we can strengthen our economic partnerships in latin america and central america. i intend to do that. we talked today. the beginning of our conversation, very first thing out of my mouth was, we don't want to define his relationship with mexico or other countries in the context of security or counter narcotics traffic. we want to define a much larger in the context of our citizens...
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i will be getting to the region very shortly, president obama is traveling to the region, president obama feels very strongly and has asked me to focus on how we can strengthen our economic partnerships in latin american and central america, and i intend to do that -- in latten america and central america and i intend to do that. we talked today, at the beginning of my conversation, very first thing out of my mouth is we don't want to define this relationship with mexico and other countries in the context of security or counter narcotics trafficking. we want to define it much larger in the context of our citizens' economic needs and our capacity to do more on the economic frontier. i'm convinced that we're going to grow that relationship in terms of jobs. we talked about ways to link up, perhaps, ultimately with the transatlantic investment, trade partnership program. in the long run, it may be possible to find ways to strengthen both of us through those kinds of initiatives. and, of course, mexico is a partner in the transpacific partnership, so we are already growing this relationship,
i will be getting to the region very shortly, president obama is traveling to the region, president obama feels very strongly and has asked me to focus on how we can strengthen our economic partnerships in latin american and central america, and i intend to do that -- in latten america and central america and i intend to do that. we talked today, at the beginning of my conversation, very first thing out of my mouth is we don't want to define this relationship with mexico and other countries in...
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this is a quote from president barack obama, 2011 state of the union address. he says, to put us on solid ground we should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen social security for future generations. i mention social security, mr. speaker, because the fair tax, that bill, h.r. 25, most widely co-sponsored bill in the u.s. house of representatives of fundamental tax reform, replaces income taxes and the payroll taxes, payroll taxes, that 15.3% comes out ofer american's paycheck in order to fund social security and medicare, it replaces both of those with this 23% sales tax. replaces all your income tax, payroll taxes with a sales tax. and so for the first time, mr. speaker, we would begin to link the size of the social security trust fund not with wages in this country but with the size of the economy in this country. so when we double the size of the economy, we double the contributions to the social security trust fund, we protect social security for future generations. mr. speaker, a poll three years ago now, they asked college age students, do you b
this is a quote from president barack obama, 2011 state of the union address. he says, to put us on solid ground we should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen social security for future generations. i mention social security, mr. speaker, because the fair tax, that bill, h.r. 25, most widely co-sponsored bill in the u.s. house of representatives of fundamental tax reform, replaces income taxes and the payroll taxes, payroll taxes, that 15.3% comes out ofer american's paycheck in order...
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followed by president obama, vice president biden, and former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. -- paying tribute to her congressional aide, gabe zimmerman. later, al sharpton's action network annual convention. >> probably the most tragic of all our first ladies. she hated the office. hated it with a passion. ,> they took to the white house they had eight rooms they had to furnish. >> but she spent much of her time writing letters. to her dead son. in her great grief she called him, my precious child, i must write to you even though you are never to see it or know it. a very poignant letter written by a grieving mother. >> they were on a train and there was a terrible accident. >> the train ride was very devastating for the family. an axelrod broke on the train and benny did not survive the crash. >> she concluded that this was god's judgment. that the loss of her son was god's punishment. >> the house was too much for her to take care of. i don't think she was interested in housekeeping particularly. she wasn't capable of taking care of a house. >> she was glad to leave the place. >> it
followed by president obama, vice president biden, and former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. -- paying tribute to her congressional aide, gabe zimmerman. later, al sharpton's action network annual convention. >> probably the most tragic of all our first ladies. she hated the office. hated it with a passion. ,> they took to the white house they had eight rooms they had to furnish. >> but she spent much of her time writing letters. to her dead son. in her great grief she called...
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that was the purpose of president obama's visit. i think it had an historic impact, and i think generally speaking we are moving in the right direction. on north korea i would not describe our strategy as strategic patience, i call it strategic impatience. the conversations that i had in the region make it clear that we are not going down the same old road. we are not going to reward them and come to the table and get into some food deal without some pretty ironclad concept of how we are going forward on the denuclearization. i'm going to be candid with you. we have responded absolutely, i think, appropriately to the threats by making it clear that since guam was now potentially threatened or hawaii was potentially threatened, or even according to their biggest bragging that the continental united states could be reached, the president took the steps necessary that any president ought to take to make sure that you're not taking anything for granted. so we have made it clear we will defend our allies and our friends and our interests
that was the purpose of president obama's visit. i think it had an historic impact, and i think generally speaking we are moving in the right direction. on north korea i would not describe our strategy as strategic patience, i call it strategic impatience. the conversations that i had in the region make it clear that we are not going down the same old road. we are not going to reward them and come to the table and get into some food deal without some pretty ironclad concept of how we are going...
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the obama administration is committed to supporting progressive evidence-based programs that can make a real difference right away. for the first time, we are working and supporting the use of those, reversal drug so that first responders are prepared to safely handle individuals who are experiencing life threatening overdoses and help prevent doubts associated with the nation's drug abuse epidemic. in 2010, changing the subject for a minute, in 2010, president obama eliminated minimum sentence for possession of crack cocaine. we know the disparity, sentencing, particularly the impact in the african-american community, could be quite devastating. well, this is the first time or that was the first time in 40 years a mandatory drug sentence was repealedded, done, by the way, in a bipartisan manner. we're institutionalizing a public health approach to drug policy with the affordable care act. there's another name for the affordable care act, but we call it the affordable care act. [laughter] it's going to make a big difference with people in this field particularly requiring insurance co
the obama administration is committed to supporting progressive evidence-based programs that can make a real difference right away. for the first time, we are working and supporting the use of those, reversal drug so that first responders are prepared to safely handle individuals who are experiencing life threatening overdoses and help prevent doubts associated with the nation's drug abuse epidemic. in 2010, changing the subject for a minute, in 2010, president obama eliminated minimum sentence...
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especially our older neighbors, our parents and grandparent because president obama keeps the promise of medicare unlike the republican plan. the republican plan, again, proposes to turn medicare to a voucher. it doesn't decrease cost over time. it simply shifts the cost to our older neighborhoods and parent and grandparent. it's not consistent with american values. at the time when, as you noted, we have a new demographic prices with the retirement of a baby boom population. you keep the promise and you achieve savings in medicare through important reforms. so thank you for that. the other stark contrast is in long-term care for our older neighbors. i mean, it is it has not got an lot of attention. because people know and understand medicare a lot more. but the horrible cuts that the republican budget makes to the ability of our parents and grandparents to live their retirement year in dignity is scandalous, in my view. med -- medicaid allows people to stay in their homes and not enter skilled nurses. at the end of their life or with a diagnoses they are able to have dignity and get
especially our older neighbors, our parents and grandparent because president obama keeps the promise of medicare unlike the republican plan. the republican plan, again, proposes to turn medicare to a voucher. it doesn't decrease cost over time. it simply shifts the cost to our older neighborhoods and parent and grandparent. it's not consistent with american values. at the time when, as you noted, we have a new demographic prices with the retirement of a baby boom population. you keep the...
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on the issue of the obama administration during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration treatment of detainees and the candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and reject torture without exception or equivocation pitting it he also criticized previous administrations for the executives included repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of the promises and conspicuously failed to fulfil others. in some cases because congress has blocked them but in other cases for the reasons of their own. as asa mentioned earlier, a high level secrecy involving their rendition and torture of detainees and september 11th to not continue to be justified on the basis of national security authorized enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed. the former employees publication of detailed accounts of individual interrogations. ongoing classification of material document and these practices serves only to conceal evidence of wrongdoing and
on the issue of the obama administration during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration treatment of detainees and the candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and reject torture without exception or equivocation pitting it he also criticized previous administrations for the executives included repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court and promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled...
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on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantÁnamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation to the also criticized previous administration for executive secrecy, including repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of course, and he promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of those promises, and inconspicuously failed to fulfill others. in some cases because congress has lost them but in other places -- block them. as mentioned earlier, i level of secrecy surrounding the rendition and torture of detainees cannot continue to be justified on the basis of national security. the authorized enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed, and the cia has approved its former employees publication of detailed accounts of individuals and interrogation. ongoing classification of gerald document these practices serves only to conceal evidence of wrongdoing and to make
on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign, president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantÁnamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation to the also criticized previous administration for executive secrecy, including repeated invocation of the state secret privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of course, and he promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has...
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i'm the picture of obama and governor chris christie. [laughter] because according to the ground rules of u.s. presidential campaigns, such an embrace three days before election day was an absolute taboo. and talk to the people new jersey or new york that had their homes destroyed and their communities destroyed due to the extreme weather events. look up on the map side, the report of china in january or february. one example, just to give you a visual image is the melting of the arctic sea ice in my part of the world. the consequence -- [inaudible] so whether we call it climate change or not, that's a political concept, which i know has positive or negative connotations, but the ice melting is a reality. and the consequences of the ice melting in my part of the world is extreme weather in united and china. this is the overwhelming scientific evidence to include prove not just from the chinese but also from your university and research substitutes in the -- institute in the united. we can have all kinds of debate of climate change as suc
i'm the picture of obama and governor chris christie. [laughter] because according to the ground rules of u.s. presidential campaigns, such an embrace three days before election day was an absolute taboo. and talk to the people new jersey or new york that had their homes destroyed and their communities destroyed due to the extreme weather events. look up on the map side, the report of china in january or february. one example, just to give you a visual image is the melting of the arctic sea ice...
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number of originally planned during the bush administration, i believe, later we deuced by president obama. i have a question to you about this. was the russian government consulted or informed that the united states was considering this decision before the decision was made, and if so, when did that occur? >> the answer is not to my knowledge. it was not russian government who was not consulted in any way, and it was not that decision, that policy was not decided based on any consideration of the russian government. incidentally, i addthat those als not yeally lasted, but some ar in -- california. >> okay. to your tog, they were not cop culted? if the department decides additional missile defense systems were needed to be deployed for the protection of the united states, whether domestically or abroad, would the russian government be consulted or informed before that decision was made? >> well, first, i can't answer for the president. that would be a decision for the president to make. i suspect have to reinvolve around treaty obligations, and we have before with other issues might be. >>
number of originally planned during the bush administration, i believe, later we deuced by president obama. i have a question to you about this. was the russian government consulted or informed that the united states was considering this decision before the decision was made, and if so, when did that occur? >> the answer is not to my knowledge. it was not russian government who was not consulted in any way, and it was not that decision, that policy was not decided based on any...
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indeed, firearms cases, prosecutions have dropped 30% in the obama justice department. all of us are united in wanting to stop violent crime, and in particular stop violent crime with firearms. i would suggest the most effective way to do so is ensure that we are prosecuting violent criminals who use firearms. and for that reason, this amendment creates a national project exile that would in particular focus on the 15 jurisdictions with the highest violent crime rates and three tribal jurisdictions with the highest crime rates. and it would devote $45 million -- $15 million a year for three years -- for more assistant u.s. attorneys and agents to pros violent gun crimes. to target exactly who we want to target: violent criminals. a third element -- and i would note as well, actually before we get to the third element, i would note as well that this legislation also includes new language criminalizing straw purchasing, criminalizing trafficking, but doing so in a way that targets bad actors and doesn't sweep innocent, law-abiding citizens inadvertently into its reach. a
indeed, firearms cases, prosecutions have dropped 30% in the obama justice department. all of us are united in wanting to stop violent crime, and in particular stop violent crime with firearms. i would suggest the most effective way to do so is ensure that we are prosecuting violent criminals who use firearms. and for that reason, this amendment creates a national project exile that would in particular focus on the 15 jurisdictions with the highest violent crime rates and three tribal...
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secondly, president obama, the transition. president obama agrees with anything that is deceiving. and redistribution. >> and we all want the same thing. and there is deep disagreement at the moment, and there's so much disagreement right now. the discussion really ideological points. one the best ways. and whether it can be many paths. and what we mentioned. and businesses, if i have a good one. and to be tactical, the question right now is whether -- pecan ground. >> quick question with regards to education. the nyu school of business. i see from that for there are a lot of international students. from personal experience, obviously doing something right by attracting foreign students and go back and implement the things we talked about. are we doing the right thing? why are they coming and while we not going to north korea to study? >> that is the great question. one of the great things about the united states, higher education, and study. that is one of the reasons, if what we talk about facing the home's opportunity to bring back the society you go to business school. doesn't
secondly, president obama, the transition. president obama agrees with anything that is deceiving. and redistribution. >> and we all want the same thing. and there is deep disagreement at the moment, and there's so much disagreement right now. the discussion really ideological points. one the best ways. and whether it can be many paths. and what we mentioned. and businesses, if i have a good one. and to be tactical, the question right now is whether -- pecan ground. >> quick...
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president obama speaking at the holy cathedral, the holy cross cathedral i believe it is in the south boston cathedral of the holy cross, that's the name of the. we also understand that romney, former governor romney will be there in a memorial, interfaith memorial service for the victims in the boston marathon. our live coverage of the president's remarks beginning at 11 a.m. on c-span3. also today on c-span3 we have attorney general eric holder testifying in front of the senate foreign relations committee, talking about the president's 2014 budget. we will have that like for you today at 2:00 eastern. also on c-span3. >> you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. and. on weeknights watched key public policy events. every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our website, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> and we go live now to the u.s. senate where we are continues work on a gun violence prevention the. yesterday the chamber
president obama speaking at the holy cathedral, the holy cross cathedral i believe it is in the south boston cathedral of the holy cross, that's the name of the. we also understand that romney, former governor romney will be there in a memorial, interfaith memorial service for the victims in the boston marathon. our live coverage of the president's remarks beginning at 11 a.m. on c-span3. also today on c-span3 we have attorney general eric holder testifying in front of the senate foreign...
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debate and a roll call vote on a circuicircuit court nomination l as possible consideration of president obama's choice to the office of management and budget. >> for the financial services sector most recently we have seen so-called distributed denial of service which is a way of letting a network with information requests that cause a slow down or a stoppage of service. cybercriminals are after money, as was willie sutton it back in the day, robbing banks. >> they are not well publicized cannot talk about. there's confidential information and you don't want many people to know how the air traffic control system works. difficult to control air traffic control in a soundbite. >> we get paid every day on attacks from various sources, but so far the major attacks that we have had have been on information systems or things of that nature. they haven't been the attacks that keeping up at night, which is the ones that would do some damage to our critical infrastructure. >> protecting critical u.s. infrastructure from cyber attacks, tonight on "the communicators" at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> japan
debate and a roll call vote on a circuicircuit court nomination l as possible consideration of president obama's choice to the office of management and budget. >> for the financial services sector most recently we have seen so-called distributed denial of service which is a way of letting a network with information requests that cause a slow down or a stoppage of service. cybercriminals are after money, as was willie sutton it back in the day, robbing banks. >> they are not well...
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i think president obama said it best: that our hearts are broken. congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost. we must figure out a way to prevent these types of tragedies. i am pleased that the state of maryland has recently taken action in the general asystemmably session that -- assembly session that concluded last week. governor o'malley recommended legislation adopted by the maryland general asystem tabla limits the capacity of magazine clips from 20 to 10, and increases restrictions on possession of firearm and ammunition by convicted criminals and those with mental health disqualifications. 9 president was correct to take executive a, t action to strengn our gun laws. the victims of gun violence deserve to have congress take up-or-down votes on these issues. to my colleagues who have reservations about this, let me cite the heller decision. the supreme court decided the district of columbia v. hel
i think president obama said it best: that our hearts are broken. congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost. we must figure out a way to prevent these types of tragedies. i am pleased that the state of maryland has recently taken action in the general asystemmably session that -- assembly session that concluded last week. governor o'malley...
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the intelligence community assessment of those attacks and whether you are the tni briefed president obama or secretary clinton about the two preceding 11.cks in benghazi prior to >> i did not personally rifed on come but we certainly were porticos of all of our intelligence vehicles. >> are your intelligence vehicles included the prior attacks on the consulate? >> yes. >> do believe the intelligence community of the situation in benghazi? >> we had a general idea of the situation in eastern libya. we probably didn't have the fidelity on the exact situation in benghazi, but we certainly know the lack of control the central government had over the militias and not part of the country. that continued even after the fall of gadhafi. >> he said that briefings prepared by the tni talked about the prior attacks a reference in april and june prior to sebettack al inclu thesmen the british closing their facility. e those thef intelligence reported that the chain of command despite not having a specific conversation? just to be clear,e didn't have any specific conversations with secretary clinton a
the intelligence community assessment of those attacks and whether you are the tni briefed president obama or secretary clinton about the two preceding 11.cks in benghazi prior to >> i did not personally rifed on come but we certainly were porticos of all of our intelligence vehicles. >> are your intelligence vehicles included the prior attacks on the consulate? >> yes. >> do believe the intelligence community of the situation in benghazi? >> we had a general idea...
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throughout the 1970s. >> you talk about and mentoring barack obama. how is that a mentorship? >> great question. i had one source tell me he thinks them that weekly. i see david marinus says in his new book they got upwards of 15 times and i would imagine the source to be obama because i don't know where else marinus would've got that. i'm not doubting that. it could be. 15 times would be allowed. bill clinton says his mentor william fulbright. they would meet lengthy, long periods into late evening together. obama in his memoirs refers to frank by name 22 times and then refers dozens of other time. that's a lot. run that reagan never refers to his mentor one time. hillary clinton in her memoirs refers to john john, may be a half dozen times. you've got obama mentioning frank quite often. >> what was this event? >> the entirety of the 70s. they were introduced in the fall of 1970 and not all the way through the time obama left in 1979. obama talks about one of the last words of advice he sought out before you have to assert greater commercial davis, w
throughout the 1970s. >> you talk about and mentoring barack obama. how is that a mentorship? >> great question. i had one source tell me he thinks them that weekly. i see david marinus says in his new book they got upwards of 15 times and i would imagine the source to be obama because i don't know where else marinus would've got that. i'm not doubting that. it could be. 15 times would be allowed. bill clinton says his mentor william fulbright. they would meet lengthy, long periods...